The High Court on Tuesday ordered Bangladesh-born US citizen Sharif Imran, his Japanese wife Nakano Eriko to live at a Gulshan flat together for 15 days with their two daughters.
An HC division bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after holding a hearing on a writ filed by Nakano. ‘We have talked with the two children. They would live with both of their parents together at a flat in Gulshan. The Deputy Director of the Department of Social Services will look over the matter and the Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police is being asked to ensure the safety of this family,’ the court said in its order.
The court came up with the order as the estranged couple failed to reach a consensus on where and with whom their two daughters Makano Jasmine Malika, 11, and Makano Laila Lina, 9, will live, in spite of repeated instructions from the court.
‘We want the two children to live in a family atmosphere. Please both of you think positively,’ the court had said earlier in the day.
Nakano Eriko filed the writ on August 19, pleading for the High Court directions to get back her two daughters from their father Sharif Imran.
After holding a hearing on the matter, the High Court on August 23, asked the authorities concerned to keep the two children at the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre in a good environment until today. The High Court had allowed their parents to visit them at the centre.
